Impact of vitamin A megadose supplementation on the anthropometry of children and adolescents with non-hormonal statural deficit: A double-blind and randomized clinical study

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-311

  Saccardo Sarni, Roseli ^a,b,c,f,g   Kochi, Cristiane ^c,e   Ramalho, Rejane Andrea ^d   Schoeps, Denise Oliveira ^a   Sato, Kazuê ^c,f   Mattoso, Lilian ^c,f   Ximenes Pessotti, Cristiane Félix ^a   Suano Souza, Fabiola Isabel ^a   Damiani, Flavia Maria ^a   Catherino, Priscila ^a  

^a FACULDADE DE MEDICINA DO ABC   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c AIDS Reference and Training Center   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^e Faculty of Veterinary Medicine   (Brazil)

^f HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^g NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Malnutrition; Retinol; Stunting short stature; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; PLACEBO; RETINOL; RETINOL PALMITATE;

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PREPUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT STATURE; VEGETABLE; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 10744226040     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831.73.4.303     Document Type: Article

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